News: RIP Macho Man

"Macho Man" Randy Savage killed in car accident.

I'll always remember the Macho Man for his over-the-top Slim Jim commercials. It takes a larger-than-life personality to make me want to eat a flavored tube of processed beef, and Randy Savage pulled it off. Despite the fact that a real life Slim Jim is about as crunchy as a bowl of overcooked spaghetti, the Macho Man was able to convince an audience of impressionable youngsters that these were the ultimate food.

In the commercials, every "snap" of a Slim Jim sends out shock waves powerful enough to destroy light armored vehicles and other materiel: